Guide on Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

UNPFII 7th Session Report recommendations onthe FCPF [E/C.19/2008/13]Para 40 - The Permanent Forum recommends that the recommendationsand proposals that emerged from the consultations of indigenouspeoples and the World Bank on the FCPF and other carbon funds, suchas the BioCarbon Fund, be implemented by the Bank and other relevantagencies. Indigenous peoples should be effectively involved in the design,implementation and evaluation of the FCPF. Displacement and exclusion ofindigenous peoples from their forests, which may be triggered by projectsfunded by the FCPF, should be avoided at all costs. Indigenous peoplesor their representatives should have a voice in and a vote on the decisionmakingbody of the FCPF and other climate change funds that will have animpact on them. In the case of those who opt not to participate in reducingemissions from deforestation and forest degradation or in the projectssupported by the FCPF, their choice should be respected. The Forum callson all parties to ensure that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights ofIndigenous Peoples is implemented when undertaking these processes.iv. What did the FCPF do in response to the earlier efforts described?• The World Bank FCPF revised its draft charter which now says:The operation of the Facility, including implementation of activitiesunder Grant Agreements and Emission Reduction Programs, shall:..Comply with the World Bank’s Operational Policies and Procedures,taking into accountthe need for effectiveparticipation of forestdependent indigenouspeoples and forestdwellers in decisionsthat may affect them,respecting their rightsunder national law andapplicable internationalobligations. 14• The FCPF has: identified 2indigenous persons tosit as observers in itsParticipants CommitteeAs of April 2009, 3 indigenous peoplesand forest dwellers’ organizations areorganizing capacity building activities intheir communities and regions with supportfrom the FCPF:• Coordinadora de las OrganizacionesIndígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica(COICA, in Amazonia);• Indigenous Peoples of Africa CoordinatingCommittee (IPACC, inAfrica); and• Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollode Kuna Yala (IIDKY, in Panama).- FCPF Brochure, 2009(Chair of the UNPFII and the Executive Secretary of the InternationalAlliance of Indigenous/Tribal Peoples of Tropical Forests), and66 <strong>Guide</strong> on Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples